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TWILIGHT: A randomized trial of ticagrelor monotherapy vs. ticagrelor-plus-aspirin beginning at 3 months in high-risk patients undergoing PCI
26 Sep 2019
At TCT 2019 in San Francisco - USA, Roxana Mehran presented the results of the TWILIGHT trial. Salvatore Brugaletta provides a summary of the key messages.

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PCR @ TCT 2019
17 Sep 2019
View reviews of a selection of major Late-breaking Clinical Trials in Interventional Cardiology released at the 2019 Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics Scientific Sessions. Check out the list here!

Impact of long-term ticagrelor monotherapy following 1-month dual antiplatelet therapy in patients who underwent complex percutaneous coronary intervention: insights from the Global Leaders trial
16 Sep 2019
GLOBAL LEADERS was a randomized, open-label, superiority trial in patients who underwent PCI with a biolimus A9-eluting stent for stable CAD or ACS...

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ENTRUST-AF PCI - Edoxaban-based versus vitamin-K-antagonist-based antithrombotic regimen following successful coronary stenting in atrial fibrillation patients
09 Sep 2019
Francesco Costa, Italy, interviews Pascal Vranckx, PI of the ENTRUST-AF-PCI Trial

The best innovations in cardiovascular medicine
Catch up on the highlights from PCR Innovators Day with Ran Kornowski and Nicolo Piazza who describe some of the best innovations in cardiovascular medicine promoted at EuroPCR 2019. They explain why resilience is important for innovators and how it leads to improved outcomes for patients....

How should I treat STEMI involving giant coronary aneurysm?
01 Aug 2019
A young male patient presents with STEMI. Coronary angiogram revealed a giant coronary aneurysm with large thrombus burden in right coronary artery branch: what would you do? Share your opinion!

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Wall shear stress in BRS
24 Jul 2019
Read this study on early strut protrusion and late neointima thickness in the Absorb bioresorbable scaffold: a serial wall shear stress analysis up to 5 years
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Clinical outcomes of state-of-the-art percutaneous coronary revascularisation in patients with three-vessel disease: two-year follow-up of the SYNTAX II study
10 Jul 2019
The 2-year results of the SYNTAX II study seem to primarily underscore the potential to improve patient outcomes by refining the technique and technology of PCI.

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Does metallic stent ablation by rotational atherectomy influence on the coronary microcirculation?
09 Jul 2019
An 80-year-old man underwent percutaneous coronary intervention with a bare-metal stent for severe stenosis at proximal left anterior descending coronary artery 13 years ago. In-stent restenosis was treated by a drug-eluting stent 1 year later...

Effect of P2Y12 inhibitor monotherapy vs dual antiplatelet therapy on cardiovascular events in patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention
09 Jul 2019
Results of the SMART-CHOICE randomized clinical trial

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